Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Embedded-explicit emergent literacy intervention: The effect of embedded explicit intervention on code and meaning related emergent literacy skills of children with autism spectrum diso
Sponsors
Ms Haritha S Mohan
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Children who are diagnosed as minimal to moderate ASD age range of 4-8 years b) Children with ASD should have receptive and expressive language age of more than two years. c) Children with ASD who are identified to have average and borderline intelligence. d) Children with ASD who use English for communication and be able to involve in preschool activities e) Parents of Children with ASD with minimum proficiency in English. f) Parents who can communicate in English to their Children with ASD.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Children with ASD who have co-morbid conditions such as psychiatric disorder, genetic or chromosomal disorder, neurological conditions, such as fragile X syndrome or epilepsy, which are strongly associated with autism. b) Children with ASD who are not able to participate in preschool literacy activities. c) Children with ASD who have poor cognitive skills measured on Seguin form board.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Listening comprehension 2) Vocabulary 3) Phonological awarenessTimepoint: 1)Baseline assessment of 9 sessions for 3 story books 2) Intervention sessions: approximately 10 sessions for a story book. 3) Criteria for proceeding from one book to another: 70% correct response 3) Maintenance phase : After 1 week after 1 week of intervention on trained stimulus 4) Generalization phase : after 6 weeks on untrained stimulus | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactHaritha S Mohan
Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed